Massachusetts Police Pause Recruit Training to Overhaul Academy Culture
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Massachusetts will pause the State Police Academy's recruit training to implement urgent reforms from an independent review, including better injury tracking, new instructor training, the hiring of a civilian training director, and outside monitoring of progress, as the agency undertakes a five-year overhaul prompted by a trainee’s death in a boxing match.
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- Mass. State Police Colonel delays training academy in wake of independent report calling for reform Boston 25 News
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